Tinker v. Des Moines was a paramount case for students and their freedom of expression. Through their parents, the students sued the school district for violating the student's' right of expression by wearing black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War and sought an order to prevent the school district from disciplining the students. The district court dismissed the case and held that the school district's actions were reasonable to uphold school discipline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision without opinion. The court then ruled in a 7-2 decision that held that the armbands represented pure speech: it allowed the nondisruptive wearing of black armbands at school as a symbolic means of communicating an anti war message. The Court also held that the students did not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech when they stepped onto school property. We believe that this case was very important for the implication of student’s rights. This topic is an ongoing case even now, giving students a platform for their right to freedom of expression. It is important to know our rights and to voice out what we think is right in the face of wrong.